Tag Archive: self defense

I’ve practiced various martial arts for most of my life. I don’t claim to be a master, by any means, but you don’t spend this much time at something without picking up a few pearls of wisdom. Here’s one of mine: new students are far more dangerous to spar with than any black belt. 8)

Maybe I should amend that statement to say “allowing yourself to treat an opponent as a new student” is what is dangerous. The process used often entails … (more)

Boxing drills are evil! I’ve missed a lot of classes lately, and jumped back into it last night. Lucky me, I was the only one in class, so my instructor decided to mix class up a bit. We did a lot of basic knife & puño drills, then mixed them in with some empty hand and hubud. Once I had a basic grasp… (More)